zawadi

the gift

Usages of zawadi

• Nimefurahi sana leo kwa sababu sikuchelewa kazini, na nimepata zawadi ndogo.: I am very happy today because I was not late to work, and I have received a small gift.
• Wewe unataka zawadi leo?: Do you want a gift today?
• Mimi ninapokea zawadi.: I receive a gift.
• Juma anakataa kupokea zawadi.: Juma refuses to receive a gift.
• Kile nilipata sokoni ni zawadi.: That which I got at the market is a gift.
• Mimi ninatoa zawadi kwa marafiki.: I give a gift to friends.
• Mimi ninataka kuwapa marafiki zawadi.: I want to give friends a gift.
• Dada yangu kipenzi aliniletea zawadi kutoka safarini.: My dear sister brought me a gift from her trip.
• Tafadhali usitusukume kuondoka mapema, tunahitaji muda wa kuandaa pakiti za zawadi.: Please do not push us to leave early—we need time to prepare the gift packets.
• Tumeamua kubadilishana zawadi ndogo wakati wa sherehe yetu.: We decided to exchange small gifts during our celebration.
• Ukimpa mtoto zawadi ndogo, atafurahi sana.: If you give the child a small gift, he/she will be very happy.
• Nilimletea leso mpya yenye maua mekundu kama zawadi ya siku ya kuzaliwa.: I brought her a new headscarf with red flowers as a birthday gift.
• Mama anataka kununulia mtoto zawadi.: Mother wants to buy a gift for the child.
• Leo bibi anavaa leso mpya aliyopata kama zawadi ya siku ya kuzaliwa.: Today grandmother is wearing a new headscarf that she received as a birthday gift.
• Asha anapenda zawadi aliyopata jana.: Asha likes the gift that she received yesterday.
• Kila tutakaporudi kijijini, tutamletea babu zawadi ndogo ili aone tunamkumbuka.: Whenever we return to the village, we will bring grandfather a small gift so that he sees we remember him.
• Tunapaswa kushukuru kwa zawadi leo.: We should give thanks for the gift today.
• Mimi ninapenda zawadi niliyopata leo.: I like the gift that I received today.

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